Oil and Gas Chaplain Gordon Craig to step down after 11 years of service
Reverend of the Oil and Gas Chaplaincy, Gordon Craig, has announced that he is retiring with his replacement set to take over in October.
Reverend Gordon Craig
ESS bag sales raise thousands for oil chaplaincy
ESS has raised thousands of pounds for the UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy’s hardship fund thanks to sales of a reusable bag introduced to support the charity.
Respects paid ahead of 2009 Super Puma crash remembrance
Respects are being paid to the 16 people who lost their lives in the 2009 Super Puma incident on its 14th anniversary.
Oil and gas remembrance service to take place in Aberdeen on Saturday
Dozens are expected to gather in Aberdeen this weekend to pay tribute to those who have died working in the offshore oil and gas industry.
‘It’s good to talk, but we need to go further’: UK oil and gas chaplain grapples with spiritual and virtual challenges
Currently averaging an installation visit around once a week, Reverend Gordon Craig’s schedule keeps him busier than many of the North Sea’s offshore travellers.
‘She truly cared’: Oil chaplain offers poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth
Aberdeen’s oil and gas chaplain has paid a poignant tribute to the Queen, reflecting on his own time serving Her Majesty and her care for those working offshore.
Aberdeen minister and former oil and gas chaplain remembered as ‘gentleman’
Tributes have been paid to Aberdeen minister and the Queen’s Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland, Reverend George Cowie, who has died at the age of 58.
UK oil and gas industry to hold virtual remembrance service this weekend
A virtual service will take place this weekend in remembrance of those who have died working in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Memorial service held in Aberdeen to mark 33 years since Piper Alpha disaster
A memorial service was held in Aberdeen today to mark 33 years since the Piper Alpha disaster, which claimed the lives of more than 100 men.
Virtual service planned to mark 2009 Super Puma anniversary
A virtual remembrance service next week will mark 12 years since the fatal super puma helicopter crash off Peterhead in 2009.
‘Virtual’ remembrance service to be held for anniversary of 2009 Super Puma crash
A “virtual” remembrance service will be held tomorrow to mark 11 years since a fatal helicopter crash near Peterhead.
‘Upswing’ for offshore mental health but morale better on two-week rotas – oil chaplain
The North Sea's oil chaplain detects an “upswing” on mental health awareness offshore, but morale tends to be improved on installations with two-week rotas.
North Sea chaplain expects Church of Scotland to make ‘wrong decision’ to divest from fossil fuels
The North Sea’s oil and gas chaplain believes the Church of Scotland will make the “wrong decision” in coming years to divest from fossil fuels.
OGUK 2016: Offshore rotas causing low morale and has workers ‘looking like zombies’
The switch to three week equal-time rotas is the biggest cause of angst among the North Sea workforce, the chaplain to the UK oil and gas industry said yesterday.